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Flower Show planned in Naples

Naples Botanical Garden and Naples Garden Club present the 60th annual Naples Flower Show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 22-23 at the Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Drive.

The event includes a Garden Market, a variety of educational demonstrations and the Naples Garden Club's spectacular juried Flower Show. This year's theme is "Black Tie, Green Thumb."

More than 60 floral designs, ranging from impressive elevated creations atop pedestals to petite 5-inch arrangements and many hundreds of tropical plants will be showcased. In addition, attendees will enjoy perusing the Garden Market, which includes numerous vendors such as florists, plant growers, garden and home decor, works of art and botanically inspired accessories and jewelry. Also, hand-painted gnomes from Naples Botanical Garden's Children's Garden Gnome Day will be auctioned.

Naples Botanical Garden and Naples Garden Club members and children age 3 and under are admitted for free, otherwise regular admission applies. Cost is $12.95 for adults and $7.95 for children age 4 to 14.

For more information, Naples Botanical Garden at www.naplesgarden.org or by calling 643-7275.

Conservancy lists several events

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida, 1450 Merrihue Drive in Naples, is a not-for-profit grass-roots organization focused on critical environmental issues. For information about any of the events below, call 262-0304 or conservancy.org.

Free Briggs BoardwalkRookery Bay Walk, through April 15, 9 a.m. Monday through Friday. Volunteer nature and bird guides are available 9 a.m. to noon. Boardwalk is open daily dawn to dusk. From I-75 or U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) to 951 South toward Marco Island. After crossing U.S. 41, continue for approximately three miles and turn right onto Shell Island Road. Continue one mile - on the right, park in front of the building and then take the path on the right to meet your guide at the back of the building. Please, do not enter or go toward private building. Weather permitting. Bring a hat and water, and wear sunscreen.

The Novelty of Non-Native Yards

Coccoloba will host a native plant sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 20 at Rotary Park in Cape Coral. The event will be staffed with experts who will give advice and answer questions. This is the Earth Day Celebration for the city.

Florida Yards and Neighborhoods will also conduct a rain barrel workshop. The class is $45 and includes the class and a rain barrel to begin harvesting rain water for irrigation. Call 533-7522 to reserve your spot.

As the Coccoloba Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society was setting out plants for their recent plant sale, the butterflies found the scorpion-tail, mistflower and tropical sage within an hour of setting them out. They were happily fluttering about in no time at all.

Turf grass does not attract butterflies, birds and other pollinators we love to see. Visit the plant sale to learn more about implementing a low-impact landscape that does more with less.

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Naples Botanical Garden and Naples Garden Club present the 60th annual Naples Flower Show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 22-23 at the Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Drive.